2:32 AM,
Feb. 26, 2014

After struggling offensive early last year, Zack Cozart came alive in the second half of the season.

Written by

John Fay
The Cincinnati Enquirer

When Cincinnati Reds shortstop Zack Cozart started trying to do less at the plate last year, he accumulated a lot more hits.

He hit .287 from July 11 to the end of the season after hitting .230 before.

"I ended the year pretty confident," Cozart said. "I wanted to continue on that. My simple thought the last two months was: middle, the other way. I'm staying with that approach. I think you can look back at those last two months and see I hit probably double the amount of balls to right field than I did early in the year. I want to stick to that approach." ...